Gei·ger counter — /ˈgaıgɚ / noun, pl ⋯ ers [count] : an instrument used for finding and measuring radioactivity … Useful english dictionary
Gei|ger-Mül|ler counter — Gei|ger counter «GY guhr»or Gei|ger Mül|ler counter«GY guhr mooL uhr», Physics. a device which detects and counts ionizing particles. It consists essentially of a tube with two electrodes between which a high potential difference is maintained.… … Useful english dictionary
Geiger counter — Gei′ger count er [[t]ˈgaɪ gər[/t]] n. phs an instrument for detecting ionizing radiations, used chiefly to measure radioactivity. Also called Gei′ger Mül′ler count er [[t]ˈmyu lər, ˈmʌl [/t]] • Etymology: 1920–25; after H. Geiger (1882–1947),… … From formal English to slang
Geiger counter — Gei·ger count·er gī gər .kau̇n tər n an instrument for detecting the presence and intensity of radiations (as cosmic rays or particles from a radioactive substance) by means of the ionizing effect on an enclosed gas which results in a pulse that… … Medical dictionary
Geiger-MÑŒller counter — Gei·ger MÑŒl·ler counter (giґgər muґler) [H.W. Geiger; Walther MÑŒller, German physicist, 20th century] see under counter … Medical dictionary
Geiger counter — Gei|ger count|er [ˈgaıgə ˌkauntə US gər ˌkauntər] n [Date: 1900 2000; Origin: Hans W. Geiger (1882 1945), German scientist who invented it (with Walter M. Müller)] an instrument that finds and measures ↑radioactivity … Dictionary of contemporary English
Geiger counter — Gei|ger count|er [ gaıgər ,kauntər ] noun count a piece of equipment that finds and measures RADIOACTIVITY … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Geigercounter — Gei·ger counter (gīʹgər) n. An instrument that detects and measures the intensity of radiation, such as particles from radioactive material, consisting of a Geiger tube and associated electronic equipment. Also called Geiger Müller counter. … … Universalium
Geiger-Müllercounter — Gei·ger Mül·ler counter (gīʹgər mülʹər) n. See Geiger counter. * * * … Universalium
geiger — gei·ger s.m.inv. TS tecn., nucl. → contatore Geiger {{line}} {{/line}} DATA: 1967. ETIMO: tratto dalla loc. contatore Geiger, cfr. ingl. Geiger counter … Dizionario italiano
